Kate Sparkes
@katesparkes.bsky.social
🇨🇦 fantasy author (All the Queen’s Knaves, the Bound Trilogy), cat person, friend of birds, struggling human. She/her
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I voted!
Didn’t get a sticker, but I voted!
(And got to take my older kid to vote for the first time 🥹)
Didn’t get a sticker, but I voted!
(And got to take my older kid to vote for the first time 🥹)
April 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I voted!
Didn’t get a sticker, but I voted!
(And got to take my older kid to vote for the first time 🥹)
Didn’t get a sticker, but I voted!
(And got to take my older kid to vote for the first time 🥹)
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
The horrors persist, but so do (Canadian indie) authors who offer us a wee vacation to refresh us before we face the horrors again.
Backed.
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Backed.
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A Hunt Bound in Blood: Spicy Standalone Romantasy
The Mummy meets Romancing the Stone in this opposites-attract romantasy featuring a treasure hunt, deadly puzzles, and a ticking clock.
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April 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The horrors persist, but so do (Canadian indie) authors who offer us a wee vacation to refresh us before we face the horrors again.
Backed.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kri...
Backed.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kri...
1984 is even scarier than the last time I read it. Weird.
April 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
1984 is even scarier than the last time I read it. Weird.
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Just the headline PP hoped to see in the NYT. Who me Trumpian?
April 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Just the headline PP hoped to see in the NYT. Who me Trumpian?
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I wonder what Martha Stewart would say about all the insider trading going on at the White House.
April 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I wonder what Martha Stewart would say about all the insider trading going on at the White House.
Excited to see a new season of Black Mirror is available but can’t imagine it’s any more surreal than the real world at this point.
April 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Excited to see a new season of Black Mirror is available but can’t imagine it’s any more surreal than the real world at this point.
Gone reading.
Byeeee!
Byeeee!
April 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gone reading.
Byeeee!
Byeeee!
Is there an app like Pinterest that doesn’t allow AI images? I like it for recipes, but pretty soon I won’t trust them, either.
I’m 100% not interested in using fake images to inspire any part of my life (or in supporting further AI generation)
I’m 100% not interested in using fake images to inspire any part of my life (or in supporting further AI generation)
April 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Is there an app like Pinterest that doesn’t allow AI images? I like it for recipes, but pretty soon I won’t trust them, either.
I’m 100% not interested in using fake images to inspire any part of my life (or in supporting further AI generation)
I’m 100% not interested in using fake images to inspire any part of my life (or in supporting further AI generation)
How does she know when I’m about to get up? Never fails. Now she’s purring and I’m stuck. 🥰
April 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
How does she know when I’m about to get up? Never fails. Now she’s purring and I’m stuck. 🥰
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These are the same people that were willing to let their grandparents die so they could eat at Arby's again without a mask
April 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
These are the same people that were willing to let their grandparents die so they could eat at Arby's again without a mask
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Drake also stepped back from his beef with Kendrick after “Not Like Us” dropped. Did that stop Kendrick? No, he took his hating all the way to the Super Bowl.
Don’t be fooled. Be like Kendrick.
Don’t be fooled. Be like Kendrick.
April 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Drake also stepped back from his beef with Kendrick after “Not Like Us” dropped. Did that stop Kendrick? No, he took his hating all the way to the Super Bowl.
Don’t be fooled. Be like Kendrick.
Don’t be fooled. Be like Kendrick.
Four neighbourhood outdoor cats have decided my deck is their hangout spot.
I love cats, but these ones are here because they want to eat my bird friends.
Feline delinquents! Fluffians! 😫
I love cats, but these ones are here because they want to eat my bird friends.
Feline delinquents! Fluffians! 😫
April 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Four neighbourhood outdoor cats have decided my deck is their hangout spot.
I love cats, but these ones are here because they want to eat my bird friends.
Feline delinquents! Fluffians! 😫
I love cats, but these ones are here because they want to eat my bird friends.
Feline delinquents! Fluffians! 😫
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This VLog brought me to tears.
"Ashlee Shingoose."
Say her name.
Yes, Tod, "this is what leadership looks like."
Thank you, Manitoba Premier, Canadian leader, Wab Kinew.
Rest in peace, Ashlee. Rest in peace.
www.youtube.com/shorts/LVmdu...
"Ashlee Shingoose."
Say her name.
Yes, Tod, "this is what leadership looks like."
Thank you, Manitoba Premier, Canadian leader, Wab Kinew.
Rest in peace, Ashlee. Rest in peace.
www.youtube.com/shorts/LVmdu...
This is what leadership sounds like.
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
www.youtube.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
This VLog brought me to tears.
"Ashlee Shingoose."
Say her name.
Yes, Tod, "this is what leadership looks like."
Thank you, Manitoba Premier, Canadian leader, Wab Kinew.
Rest in peace, Ashlee. Rest in peace.
www.youtube.com/shorts/LVmdu...
"Ashlee Shingoose."
Say her name.
Yes, Tod, "this is what leadership looks like."
Thank you, Manitoba Premier, Canadian leader, Wab Kinew.
Rest in peace, Ashlee. Rest in peace.
www.youtube.com/shorts/LVmdu...
This suggested alt text is downright disrespectful.
March 27, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This suggested alt text is downright disrespectful.
One of these days I’m going to learn to not look at work emails before I’m at my desk.
Today was not that day.
Today was not that day.
March 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
One of these days I’m going to learn to not look at work emails before I’m at my desk.
Today was not that day.
Today was not that day.
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“Don’t paint real wood” they said.
Fine, I won’t.
But this is now my THIRD attempt at finding a paint colour that makes the cupboards look “not horribly dated and gross.”
(In a shocking turn of events, CSP-760 is a strong contender.)
Fine, I won’t.
But this is now my THIRD attempt at finding a paint colour that makes the cupboards look “not horribly dated and gross.”
(In a shocking turn of events, CSP-760 is a strong contender.)
March 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“Don’t paint real wood” they said.
Fine, I won’t.
But this is now my THIRD attempt at finding a paint colour that makes the cupboards look “not horribly dated and gross.”
(In a shocking turn of events, CSP-760 is a strong contender.)
Fine, I won’t.
But this is now my THIRD attempt at finding a paint colour that makes the cupboards look “not horribly dated and gross.”
(In a shocking turn of events, CSP-760 is a strong contender.)
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This aged badly
March 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This aged badly
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One day off this week. Time to do some home maintenance!
March 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One day off this week. Time to do some home maintenance!